take stride. It was hard to decide if the government should have a legislature based off of population or if each state should have an equal representation. Or should the legislature have two houses or one. There was so many choices and decision that know body knew what to do. The convention compared and contrasted the New Jersey Plan as well as the Virginia Plan and came up with the final solution‚ The Great Compromise On May 29‚ 1787‚ Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as
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into much more than just a debate. The Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan will not work and be productive. The Great Compromise will let the nation thrive because it critiques both plans and let’s the north and south work together. Let me explain why James Madison’s plan will not work. The Virginia plan is a good plan to not say the least. That the amount of representatives in congress should be based on population. But problems are aroused by this plan because it would tip the scale in congress
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what were the major aspects of the virginia plan‚ and what were the major aspects of the new jersy plan? the compromise of these two plans enable the constitution to be ratified by the states. explain? On May 29‚ 1789‚ Virginia delegage Edmund Randolph and others proposed the idea that became known as "The Virgina Plan". Edmund Randolph and other 15 delegate had meet up in Philidelphia at the Constitutional COnvention to revise and enlarge the Article of Confederation‚ which produced weak and
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There was a critical disagreement between the small states and the large states. The small states believed all states should have equal representation in congress‚ while the larger states thought states should have proportional representation. The framers put forth various plans to solve this difficulty. The two plans proposed were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. Each of these had advantages and disadvantages for each of the sides. Overall‚ the Virginia Plan favored the larger states‚
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through the Great Compromise. Congress cannot decide whether or not it is fair to adopt the New Jersey Plan‚ or the Virginia Plan. This compromise (An agreement with two sides or more‚ where every side gives up some of what they may want.) is one that potentially will shape the future government. You might be in between the two plans‚ but after you read this‚ you’ll know why you should choose the New Jersey Plan. This plan is about having an organized government‚ and the ideas on what the Congress
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The Virginia Plan states that the “Legislative Executive and Judiciary powers within the several States ought to be bound by oath to support the articles of Union”. Furthermore the Virginia Plan calls for the negative on all laws of the state. Upon reading such parts of the Virginia Plan‚ one might think that the Virginia Plan gives too much power to the national government‚ limiting the individual state’s power greatly. Indeed‚ delegates against a stronger national government such as George Clinton
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The Virginia Plan‚ New Jersey Plan‚ and the Great Compromise was a big part of America’s future. The Virginia Plan was for a legislative branch. It placed the broad outlines of what became the U.S. Constitution. The New Jersey Plan was a Small State Plan. It was a structure for the United States. The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention. This had to do with the House and the Senate. All of these plans have played a big role in the way that America is today. The Virginia Plan was written
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Alfred von Schlieffen the German Chief of Staff made a plan for the German Army in the war between France and Russia in 1903 at the request of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In order to accomplish Schlieffen’s plan‚ the immediate defeat of France was needed. Schlieffen thought that it would much easier to become victorious over France by attacking at its rear‚ rather than pushing through the heavily fortified France-German border. In order for them to do this quickly they would have to go through another country
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The Virginia Plan The Virginia Plan stood on the claim of expanding national power over the states and to have representation to states based on their amount of population. One of the delegates whom were for a stronger national government had mentioned the new country was ready for tyranny. I believe that the thought of having a country under tyranny is dangerous and feeding the national government too much power‚ especially since the states have already suffered under the harsh rule of tyrant
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nation was forged and held together by compromises.” I chose to cover 5 different compromises from this time period. They are: “The Great Compromise”‚ “The 3/5ths Compromise”‚ “Presidency Compromise”‚ “Tariff Compromise”‚ and “The Missouri Compromise”. At the Constitutional Convention‚ which started May 1887‚ one of the nation’s first compromises was reached. There were two plans that were up for debate. William Paterson of New Jersey had a plan and so did James Madison of Virginia. Paterson
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